Memory corruption in Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer - CVE-2016-3351
Published: September 13, 2016 / Updated: May 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5245
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3351
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling of malicious files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted content, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and gain access to arbitrary data.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer
How to mitigate CVE-2016-3351
Install update from vendor's website.